Chapter 86

In Croissant's words, this is a zero-cost business. The magic power consumed can be restored by simply sleeping. As long as Shirou wants, he can use his ability to live a comfortable life.

Even Rin seemed to have considered using his Projection to scrape together some money to make ends meet...

Ultimately, considering that the item might attract the covetous eyes of other Magus if it were to be released, they decided to abandon the idea.

There's no problem here, but Shirou won't choose to do that unless it's a truly critical moment.

After all, it will damage market demand.

"So confident?"

Although Shirou sounded a little guilty, his words made A-Xing feel that he was quite confident.

If he knew that some of the products were sold without any initial investment, he would probably think that Shirou's confidence was justified.

"Ahem... It doesn't matter whether I make money here or not, I still have my main job."

Shirou knew that A-Xing had misunderstood, and quickly added something.

His confidence stemmed not from the Projection, but from the salary offered by the penguin company.

One hundred thousand Lungmen Dollars would be enough for him to live on for more than a year if he used them sparingly.

However, he doesn't rely entirely on Penguin Logistics; he still has a backup plan.

For example, doing some business with no initial investment.

"Your main job? Aren't you tired of this?"

As the topic changed, A-Xing stopped lowering his voice.

Knowing that Shirou was busy here while also having to take care of his own work, A-Xing felt tired just thinking about it.

However, he still admired Shirou very much; someone who was willing to do such a thing and had no other ulterior motives was very respectable.

"Good."

Thinking about it, his usual job was quite easy. In the words of the people at Penguin Logistics, his current position at Penguin Logistics was more like a mascot.

He is usually responsible for cleaning and cooking, and is sent out when there is a problem.

However, neither Isv nor the Emperor have informed him so far.

"Tsk, youth is wonderful. By the way, have you ever thought about this?"

After admiring Shirou's youthful stamina and energy, A-Xing stretched out his hand, raised his little finger, and asked with a gossipy look on his face.

"Not considering it at the moment."

Shirou shook his head; he understood the gesture—it meant girlfriend.

He hasn't considered this issue yet, after all, he's an outsider, and who knows, he might suddenly disappear again one day.

"Didn't you consider it? That's a real shame."

A-Xing felt a little disappointed when he heard that the other party had not considered it at all.

He even thought he could help his older sister raise some money, since she must have been interested in Shirou because she sent him to keep an eye on things here.

It's hard to say exactly what it means, but we won't bother him by pairing him up with someone else.

He had gathered several of his own underlings together.

What are you talking about?

Ansuo asked from the side, finding the conversation between the two quite enigmatic.

She didn't understand the meaning of A-Xing's gesture.

"It's alright, kids need to eat more to grow up."

A-Xing waved his hand and said that he couldn't lead the kids astray.

What are you pretending for?

Ansuo didn't care about A-Xing at all. Although he brought a lot of snacks and cookies, he only brought them to freeload lunch.

After complaining about A-Xing, Ansuo to Shirou and asked, "Shall we start business soon?"

"There's no rush... but it would be fine to try opening for business this afternoon."

Upon hearing Ansuo's words, Shirou had originally intended to open the shop in a couple of days, but after thinking about it, it seemed that everything that needed to be done was done, and it didn't seem like there would be any problem with trying to open for business.

"Then we'll open in the afternoon, just like we agreed, with me as the store manager, right?"

For those Ansuo, the earlier they open a shop, the better, because opening early means making money faster.

She knew that Shirou, who was in charge of all this, would definitely be under some financial pressure, even if the shop's profit was very small, it was still money.

She is the store manager in name only, responsible for the store's affairs and taking care of the children, while Shirou mainly works behind the scenes.

Although I didn't mean to hide it.

"Okay, thank you again."

Shirou nodded, and then he was pointed at by Ansuo.

"Don't say it's a hassle! I'm living off you, using your things, so helping out at the shop is my duty! It's my job!"

Seeing that Shirou always had such a polite attitude made him Ansuo.

While having a friendly boss is something everyone dreams of, Shirou is more like her guardian than a boss right now.

"Ansuo meant was that you should treat her with a more ordinary attitude."

A-Xing leaned close to Shirou's ear and said that he had seen this situation many times before.

"I can hear you, thank you."

With his Ansuo turned his fire on A-Xing.

"I know, you're welcome."

A-Xing shrugged. "It's better to just say it directly to avoid a lot of trouble."

"Ahhh! I'll take them upstairs for a nap first, then we'll come down later."

Angered by A-Xing, Ansuo chose to leave the scene.

Shirou and A-Xing watched as Ansuo led the children upstairs until they were out of sight, at which point A-Xing burst into laughter.

"Hahaha... cough cough, cough cough cough..."

"Water."

Seeing that A-Xing was laughing so hard that he choked, Shirou handed him a glass of water, which A-Xing took and gulped down in one go.

"Phew... Thanks. But you and Ansuo seem to get along quite well?"

Catching his breath, A-Xing wiped away the tears that had just come out of his laughter and said...

"I'd say it's alright?"

After thinking for a moment, Shirou said.

"I can roughly guess why Ansuo is so angry."

Hearing Shirou's reply, A-Xing said in a low voice.

"Huh? What did you just say?"

A-Xing's voice was so soft that even Shirou couldn't hear it.

"It's nothing, Ansuo. Let's get the shop ready first. I'm free this afternoon and can help out."

A-Xing quickly skipped over the topic; he couldn't get involved in such matters.

Shirou turned his head and indeed saw Ansuo's figure on the stairs.

"Then I'll have to trouble you."

"Hey, don't be so polite, it's okay to relax here."

A-Xing put his hand on Shirou's shoulder and said in a very familiar manner.

I'll try my best.

Shirou gently pushed A-Xing aside, mainly because it was a bit crowded.

What are you two doing?

Once downstairs, Ansuo saw the two of them with their arms around each other, clearly planning something bad.

"It's nothing, it's nothing, go open the shop."

He let go of A-Xing hand and raised it, saying.

The three of them arrived at the store entrance together. At the signal from A-Xing and Ansuo, Shirou hung up the "Open for Business" sign.

With this, Fuyuki Store officially opened for business.

103 recalled the fear of being ruled by Sister Xiong.

Fuyuki Store's first day of business.

The results were very poor.

This is understandable, since it's located in a market where there aren't many people around at this time of day.

Since it opened suddenly, some people might not even notice this inconspicuous little shop even if they pass by.

"The expected dismal result."

I'm sitting by the cashier Shirou said, looking at the door that still hadn't been opened.

An hour has passed since he turned over the plates that were still open for business, and not a single customer has come in.

Although it's not for profit, seeing the dismal business still makes me feel a little sad.

"Don't worry, I've checked out everything in the store. The quality is good and the prices are cheap. It just lacks promotion."

A-Xing, who was standing to the side, was playing with a cup in his hand, which he had just bought.

Strictly speaking, he was the first customer, but he just didn't open the door after the store opened.

Incidentally, the cup in his hand is a product of Shirou's Projection.

"I need to think of a way. I wonder if the internet will be of any use..."

Ansuo, sitting at the cashier, was scrolling through his phone on the table, trying to find some business-related information.

Although you're unlikely to understand the irrelevant data, it's still better than doing nothing.

The three of them sat by the cashier, chatting occasionally, waiting for the store's first customer to come in.

It's quite leisurely.

After chatting about a few more trivial topics, the Ansuo noticed that there seemed to be someone outside the gate.

"Oh! Is the first customer coming?"

Upon hearing Ansuo's words, the two people who had their backs to the door turned around and looked at the door.

For safety reasons, the doors and windows are semi-transparent, so a blurry figure can be seen.

The tall figure seemed to be trying to push open the door.

Shirou and Ansuo were both quite nervous, especially Ansuo, who had put a lot of effort into this.

A-Xing, standing to the side, wore a knowing smile, his phone still displaying the message window.

"Hmm? There's quite a lot of stuff."

Upon hearing the voice, Shirou knew who it was. He saw Hoshiguma carefully lower herself and enter through the door, as if afraid that her horn might accidentally bump into the top of the door.

"Hoshiguma? Welcome, welcome."

Ansuo naturally knew Hoshiguma, after all, the Knights of the Round Table was one of her favorite places to stay in the past.

But not anymore. If you go in there for three days, you won't be able to take care of everyone, and you'll miss the meals that Shirou makes.

The Knights of the Round Table's food? What's that? Sorry, she has no interest in that right now.

"Wait, Hoshiguma, shouldn't you be at work right now?"

Shirou checked the time; it was past two o'clock.